Track lifting, leveling, ballasting, and tamping machine.



No. 85?,572. PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907 U. L AHEY. TBAGK LIPTING, LBVELING,BALLASTIHG, AND TAMPING MAGEIHE.

Inventan Qua/MW Q -a xm PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

(I. I. ALLEY. TRACK LIFTING, LBVBLINGJ BALLASTING, AND TAMPING MAOEIHE.

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PATEHTED JUNE 25, 1907.

6 I. AMBY. TRADE LIFTING, LEVELING, BALLASTING, AN!) TAMPING LEAGHIHE.

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To rill whom it may concern! Be it lumwn that I, CLElilENl ISRAEL Anni,all the city of flin'm fii, in the county ul' York and lmvinw (if iliimrio, Duminiun ii (-fnnwhi, hzn'u inwntml curlnin new mul cling,Bulnsting, and 'liunping Machines;

mill l hereby.ileehn'n that the l'nlluwing' is H 'lhisinvvniiun' relatesto a machine which will mechanically execute the work manuallypeiioi'meii by ngmlg 0f navvies in railroad mnstl'ui-tinn and ti'iurkleveling Operations. To 'pci'l'nnn the nl'inv-u n immil operntiims, i;is necessary to imwiile immns which will nmchunicnlhv :llSn nvpessal'ylmllzisxing means which will mechanically will: n humpingnn-iuis-n'liicli will p'ui'k thc iuxllnst umlm th lies.

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the inswliine' with m lift the track -I'uil.-' imil ties int\l1\'-lP'ilSUIH1l)lG hei ht,' anillovel them uml lnjilil them-int-heirliitegl'aini hWBlPci pu itinn until 'ihe. ljalhlsting un -l mmpingupernliuns n'o completed. A it is to provide the machine with ii.

ll unilvrstamlin r ml the intention Fig. 2, is uplnn Fig. 4, is a. ide.c-levninin if the HHHPHI}! muvhnninm, lnilun ATENT OFFICE.

EVE-ENG, BALLA$T5E EG AN?) TAMPING MACl-HNE- ifs-tented June" 95, 1907.

1 mail auction ui Lilli bumping mechanism. Fig. i ltl isuvurlimiisiicliun'ul' tlminwh lifting and {leveling mechanism. Fig. ll, is a,vertical Suliun of the mum: lulu-J1 at right. angles to Fig. 1H. qi ig.l3, is a plan vimv of theconlslruiitiun nhu'wnin lfi s. l0, and 11. Fig.13, [is n! and nleval-iun ()Filhfl hallastin unparalins. Fig. l4, is 2!.side elevation 0 time eonsimciinn shown in Fig. 13.v Fig. 15, is a, plnniew ii" the ballasung apparatus. Fig. "16, is a, iifiiil ii view of oneofthe elevaturs. Fig. 17, isa. vertical section of the driving sprocketwheel for the ehavator malts.

322's throughout the specificaiian and drawsh uvls andnm'vies to performthe jading and sloping work when iepziring t 2 surfacefoi' the ties.When t m ties are laid; and the track rails spikmi to them, the levelinandhiillasting fillel'iltlflllS m'ii-connn'enca 1nthe @Xmfllilull(ii-thileveling nnl'linllusbing upvmtimis it is m-uossm'y 'Lu emphiy a.i think lifting gang in misc lhv truck and ties trawl; lifting gang. 1The present invennun relntes to n. ma-

lifting and levtiling the track operationn of ballast betw'evn the ties,

mils depositing-tin of lnillzisting mid bumping being pnrformed.si'multmi'wuslv at progrvssivo .ihws.

The izrnck lifting partof tho'a-ppami-us, comprises a muul' lightcunstruntion similar in tlw urilinnry lmml 0-inomplnyvil in railiTUlkiiupmnliuns, 'uiul \Villi'ii may bi- (i9- st'rihmi as uimisisling ul"pni'nlh'l side sills a, nxtbmling lvngllnvisi pl" tlm mu, (wail-uns-\tlliiil-lifl plan-s a rigidly (alumni-oil at right 1 angles in ihisiilfl l-lllS vi-rl-imilly above the 2 carnxlfis. jum'nnl 'huxos brigidly vunnecteil l tn iii? tieynlnlos a, nxlvs c juurmihi in the bumsb, (-iir' Wh'ucls d mounted on the axles, and, cross sills e rigidlybelied at right angles in tha top sm'l'au-i's Hf the side sills andoverhanging the latter heyunil the outer sides of th s track mils.

' Boninineil between the cross sills beyqnd Like characters of referencerefer to iika lags. I in. cpnstruqtlon of B; road bed 05arallrou l,;1t1s cu'st'onmry to employsteam.

iii {he ri qnirml vlv-vaiimi innl lowl, and ll 10 maintain v le'vvl' tnwhich ihvy have been raised by the.

and tamping it mnlefihm; the operations,

i hinn which will successivelv perform the l'usten'them ngninst therails.

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. in the scope of the appendedpipe in eonneuted by sides or the truck\"ertienlly movuble pistons r and eon- 5 :i::= r'fittetuin dowrwnrdlythrough tho uir e \'liuders in the direction ot'the roud bed areplunge-rs It having at their lower ends l'eet ito engage with therond-bed. 'lho :i'eet i are eonneoted to the plunger-s by bull andsoeliet joints 3' so thut thev will untomntionlly ndu. it themselves tothe sol-lure of the road-bet when they ore i'oreed into t-onlnrl with itby the plunge-rs.

Lvtendirug through the rross sills vertienlly above the trunk mils n-reeye bolls fr nod nus ieluled llnln llle e \o bolts are Full grips llowing sliding lot-hing elnmps I to Eat-h uir (fllnder is provided withn Volvo controlled uir n. llexible pipe o with the an pump 1) enrried onthe main ear q. When the valves p and 1) for both air pipes m oresimultaneously opened, both cylinders nre simultunemtsl operated. Thevalve for either one of the air pipes ennbe rinsed. and the operation ofits eyhnder eon then be prevented during the operation of the otherevlinder. I

The ear is moved to that part of the truek to be lifted and the railgrips l are loeked in en ngement with the webs of the track mils be onthe trend thereof. b the slidingioekint: chimps. hen the roll-grips arelurked to the truek rails. the valves for the air pipes in are openedand both u-ir ejvlinders nre silllllltttllt'fltlsl) operuted. The air inthe uir evliurh-rs l'oi'ees rlmvmvnrd the )isions and t uplunger-s,until the dmvmvnri movement of these mrts is urrested by the resistant-eof the romi bed to the feet oifthe plungers. The eontinued notion ol'theair in the u'r e vlinders tlienru-ises the air cylinders from the)istons. The air evlindens being rigidly bolted to the eross sil s ofthe cur. necessarily lift the ear. The ear being ehnnped by therail-grips to the truck ruils liftsthetmek rails and ties with it as itis raised by the npwnrd movement of the air cylinders. 'hen the trackrails and ties nre raised to their re- (uirrd elevution the eontrollingvidves for the air pipes leading to the air cylinders are closed. andthe air supply to the air eylin'ders is shut oil. with the zur eonfinedtherein, to hold the track mils and ties at the elevation to which thehove been raised. The level of the trnek mils is determined by n. s notlevel rseeuredto one of the eross sills tllll the ueeurute level ol theone]: mils may be tLlI- mined by selectively shutting oil the airsupplyolone cylinder in advance of the shutting off tho uir supply olthe other.

The eonstruetion oi the truck leveling und trn-ek lilting met'hunism mu)be varied withe-luims without the invention, feature of which is toompluyu.

the phones ol' the outer roils ure :ur e \'hnders f.

in the :or eyhndersj are deporthn ironr the nuture of the (*SSOIliltLlmechanically operoled menus sensitive to the control of the o ierntor toraise the truck mile to on reosonalllerequired height, level them, andhold them at their elevated nnd leveled position until the sueeeedingoperations are completed. When the succeeding operations are completedthe controlling valves for thenir pipes are opened to relievo theoylindem ol' the air presqi'ire und permit of the rail grips beingWll'll-Strl from tho true-It mils, so lbut the onroun be moved to u.progressive. plane on the trunk mils. 'l'ho trnnh lilting rur may bel'noved either nnmunlly or olherwise nod progresses nlonr tho trunk in.udvnneo oi the inuin ear 1 to mine the trunk rnils in ndvunee ol" thelmlhu-ating nod lnmping mechanisms. i

As shown in the drawings the air cylinders are connected by air pipes mand flexible pipe 0 with the air pomp p mounted on the main car with thevalves 71 and p eontrollint the passage of the air from the flexible ne0 through the air pipes m to the air cylinders. The valves 2 and pi areof the usual type of three \vazv valves \vhieh can be operated to permitoi the unobstructed flow of air from the air pumps to the Cylinders, orcan he closed to prevent the flow, or can be actuated to exhaust. thenirfrom the air e vlinders While closing the supply from the air )ipe.ltigidly eonneeted to the main eur r and extending in ndvnnee oi it at nsuitable height above the trot-h rails. is :1. horizontal ernne. whit-hmay be deseribed us comprising two still' riveted girders .v arranged inhorizontal u-Iul parallel planes and separated by on nooeeupiedintervening spare. .Rigidly bolted to the free ends of the girders e iso ehunnel benm it provided with ushaft benrii v e. Bolted to the girderss on the inner side of the ehunnel beam u is :1. channel beam .2! havingit shaftbeu-ring g "lined with the shaft hen-ring r and separating thechannel beams u and .1 is a space for the elevator to.

Journnledin the shaft hearings -r and 1/ is a driven shaft 2 having at,its inner end it spur wheel a which meshes with a spur wheel I) mountedon the driving shaft 0. The drivin shaft 1: is jonrna ed in a shaftbearing ("(OJITIOIt-(Cl to the elmnnel beum e and in a shaft benringj"eonneeted to the elntnnel beam g. The ehnnnel beiun ft is bolted to thegirders x ndjueent to the channel beam 2', but is separated from thelast mentioned eluumel beam by the spare in \vhirh the spur wheels I!nnd Ii revolve, and the elmnnel benm y is bolted to the girders .s'udjneentto the ehu'nnel beum r" but is sepnruted from the elmnnel beaunu, by the spuee for the elevator l1.

llneh of the. elovntors and Ii, eonsists of two parnllel rhmmel beums 0'rigidly bolted together by tie plates i, elevator shults j -juurnaled inthe ('hnnnel beams o, elevator wheels L", mounted on the elevatorshafts, ole

dis maul HiUtS in which m'ornuhnined nitl'o l v rmnhig intu cuntiwt;wiblnhhoidriving and drawn shni'ts.

vntm- KENS 1 tnwohng :u'uumt the elevator whvvls, vtvvutur hnckvtsnflpivntvd ,to the vlvmtm- Iii-Its and a-i'rnngmi tn hv tripped at, any.w iwtivv phur-v in th h trm'vl.

in tho chnnnvi 1101mm d :u'v hmgitudimthy .jnstvd pusitirms anil rvliiwe.[hG sprocket;

- tho raising- :mil A V ties. hut It is nut nvvvssn-ry that the qll'mn-\vhecis 1- wt the principal pint of the weight npm n'tiuns 'ufiuz ilysnot-0nd vvhng t tho trm-krmismui j Linn uf tlw pm'ts ui'fthvmur-hinc'sium (the cunfilluti Lu any snluctmi unhev' of prccerlcnce,

its the operation at H 1e bitllasting znchanism nonhl begin prim tn theraising and levelin nf the track mils and ties or could be curri'e m(-tl-ititfiiiflfl the-*rcwith'.

Duri the stlsptnsiuh of the ties and trnakmi s the turn pin g mechanism1's brought intone-tins: tn farce the. ballast under the ties and humpit into a shhistsmtiaily solid and ummmtc mass.

The tam ing melizhnnism is qm-ried by It. cmnemnq, having ('LL! when-ls1] tnwe mg 1m uppositsids of ntmck beam 2' hotbed ti: the without themum um hetween the uievatum mll the tixqu] and of the umne. Fastening n:Pth'nr the tower undisuf the side hates gfi f' "t to cram: car ttt't UyGhalts I) tlnti angmgift untthc nyo butts .b" are supportmg hunks er".-Huspemtml frnm the suppurting w hduhh l n31: Um lifting and Iuwei'ingcylihihsrsj i. Within tlmiaylimhws'd" are pisv pistun rmh-t f" Whigrayct have! ends Of the (:y Inders.

ruitbffff km the hu tapr sides of the cylinders are hiyoks g" v f'mmwhich are suspended the ha-iis of th tz imping mechunism.' Between.the'pi'stuns e and the bottom heads of the cylinders 11 are cumprssionsprings (1. 314m cvhndels cl" an e npinyett one at each emtnt thetmnping mechanism. and when the mrlst turned mto thecylmders frum the:mlv'c controlled air pi )cs' 7+",t-he pistons e" rill-emulated t-nhitter the piston rods amt the Qpart-s suspended thz-rch'm'n*nntil theshovels i if that; t. nmpi ng mit'htlllih'lll are I properly pnsil iimmitu engagnthh hathtst, and [Hll'klt un- 4 thwtilt. tit's. t-msiwmlmtflimn the hunks (1" Th! rhu-nnct'honms 1'" :u'iu'ighiiy rivetedtoget-hvr in' titi-phl tbs i tn hn'm a suppni'ting frame The shnvcllevers imme! beams and through tapering hnlos n1 t-he shovel h vvrs.

ihs i-shmi'ix-h-i th iifnwings the heads m of 't the spring tensiuneitbutts are within the supparting: frame and at aconsiderabledistancefmm-thv 111110! riltitS 01' the channel ht-Itltlbfl". Iu'lhd on thesprnw tensmnedhnttg I he- Mveen the hcnds m and the adjacent sides ofthe vhnnnel hqanm nrv tens-inn sprin s'n", su iLtijLlStBtl as tnywhhnglv hold the Siam-e1 -let'm a'agninst the miter skins of thechannel The tapering hnlvs p" pmmit the shave h vvrs which on the springtehsimmi bolts l! during tiw tmnping npfiratiun hewinnftor ihisvrihcilnmitlw vunstructiun ut the s wing t-vnsinneil bolts permit-s all 01' anyoi the shovel .iuvvrs th nuwofun-tWat- Hy l'mm thn supporting: l'l'mnu\ith mnthu ci mvsml mow-- mvnt; pf thv shm ol hhnh-s as nests-tied by animmuvnhh nhsl m'lu.

. AL thn upper nnds at the ,shuvtloycrs 1:7.

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the air pump p and delivert Ell:

arroyo beams 1/ and opposed to the. eye beams 1 are a Seriea o."expanding eylindera r. 'l'lle expanding r liudors are HUHIH'I'lItl-ju;';tar"i'."l from the ai pipes a. The air pipes s" are supplied withair from he air totho expanding eyhnders. )ne ol the eye beams 1" isopposed to the closed end of the expanding evlindel's r and 'i be otherend is o )poeed to the piston runs 1 eenneeteli with t to pistons a"working within the expanding cylinders. When the air is turned into the.expanding cylinders. vthe expanding cylinders operate to loreethe eyebeams q" asunder and this movement of the eye beams forces the upperends ofthe shovel levers outward and presses the shovel blades r" Thisunder the ties. artion of the shovel levers and shovel blades lampthehttllnsl under the ties in the XHIIIH manner as it would be tamped bymanual labor. until it has been parked into it (till- (rote nms's.

To promo-of the tauxpingatetiou ol' the shovel blades and shovel levers.tlte uit is altermneiv admitted and exhausted from the e.\'pandin;ovlinders b the opening and elo fing ohllle controlling valves 11; lotthe air pipes a" which may he ol" any of the ul'tlinary types ol valvesin (-otumon use The liltin and lowering t' \'linder.-: 11" are mimertedwith the air pump p by valve rontrolled air pipes It" and in theoperation of this l'eatnre ol' theinrei-ition the air is admittedthrough the valve eontrolleti :tir pipes It" to the lifting ttnolowering erliuziers (1 until the shovel blades extend below the tieunder whieh the ballast is to be lumped and on opposite hllll'fithereof.

When the shovel blades are tioned at thus-ides ol' the tie. the air islltlmitted to the expandingeylindera to expand the upper ends ol'llteshovel levers so that the slmvt'l blades will pass beneath the tie and[)tll'h' the ballust under it. 'l'laair is then exhausted from theexpanding e \'linderfi to permit ol'llu' ronlrnelion ol the upper ends:of the slum-l levers and the expansion of the lower onus. 'l'llis aetiunol' the expanding t' \'lirder-' nml shovel levers and slim-eh isfullt'twed by the exhausting ol' the air from the lifting: andloot-ring: evlinfiere. 'lhe ermpression .-"-prin; 1/" then restore thepistons to the" ini-Iial pmition within the cylinders and hi: the sho'els and shovel lever; above the ballast. 'llte air'is again adm'tled tothe lil'ziug; and hovel-in rylinders to lower the slHH'tl levers andHllt|\(.l.-x into eontat't with a fresh supply of ballast. and the airis again admitted to the expaudin; e ilindera to again tu'tnnte theshufl'l levers and shovels. 'lhe air is llu-nugniu' exhausted from theexpanding rylitulers aud l'roln the lil'tin and lowering: evlhuh-rs. anda repetition of then-e operations is: ttllllllllltul properly tami--tampert Frame,

until the lmllaal in properly tampctl. in the event of mu oi the shovelblades coming into t'onlm'l with an immovable body such as a large stoneor-a atump durln the operation of the tampim mechanism t 10 engagementof the shovel )lade or blades wit-h such 0bstacle will not impede the 0'carat-ion of the remaining shovel blades ant, shovel levers by reason ofthe spring tensioned boil; or bolts '1" yielding to permit of suchshovel blade or blades remaining inactive against such obs-tnele, whilethe upper end of its or their shovel lover or levers are distended bythe expanding action ofv the 0x )aurling cylin- II'PI'S, llH SPIllhL-Itensioned b0 ts l" movin outwardly toward the channel beams until thetens'on upringso" havobeen fullyeompressed.

Mounted on the main car I is an engine y" from whit-h motion istransmitted to the car wheels 3" by a suitable transmission means A topropel lluear in a forward direction. From the engine y" motion is alsotransmitted by a suitable transmission means B to the air pump p toactuate it to supply the com n'eased air to the lifting and tampingmechanisms, and from thesame engine motion is also transmitted bv asuitable transmission r means C to the driving shaft 0 for the elevatormechanism.

The track lilting and leveling car may be connected with the main ear (1and propelled by it during the progress of the latter or it, may bepositioned manually by those 0perating the various parts of themechanism. The hallasting and tampi'ng mechanisms are carried however bythe crane attached to the main ear and the main car is advanced adistanee of one tie on each operation of the coa-eting mechanisms toenable the ballasting meehanisnt to deposit the ballast and the tampiugmeehanism to place the. ballast under the tie, the tamping mechanismbeing preferably posit ioned manuullv to enable the shovel blades toaccurate-iv (use-end at the sides of the tie under which the ballast isto be dated.

.ls shown in the drawings there are four single slun'tl blades ateachside of the tie intermediate the track rails and a double shovel bladeat each 'side of the. tie between the track rails and the tie endsbutthe number of the shovel blades may be varied to meetthe requirementsof the apparatus and the renditions under which it is operating.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I elaint as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The Iu-reinbel'oro described apparatus comprising a latnping, meansconsist-1n of a tampon-t, apt-in r prease ful rruum roekabli' andyieldiugl y connecting lho Iauipers lo lho tamper frame, means forraising and lowering the tamper frame, and

7 comprising a baila'stil posited at the sidesof tho comprising alumping uwons oonsisning ol' a tamper.l'rnnio, t co set e ol' t nnijiersmrmigeil on opposite sides 01'' L1 in bumper lrnnio, spring pressediuloruins rookobly and yieldmglyoomicoting the tempera to new means forraising and loweringto tamper frame and tumpe-rsi, and ,0 enable meanson- .goging the upper ends 0 the tampon-1 m press them outward, and thelow-or ends inward.

comprising o romping means, means for raising and lowering the tmnpmgmoons roln,-

lively to the road had, other means for coho-' oting tho tompingniennsfto move beneath the tie when performing their romping flinttions, ondaballastingnioons. i 4, T he hereinbefore dcsoribedngparatdscomprising a. romping means,- consisting 0 two sets of 'ta-nipersarranged to loperateon opposite sides of {he tie, means for ing andlowering The romping nieens, means for actuatingtlie tonip'ers month thetie when iorforn'iing their tnnip-v ing functions, and a ollestingmeans.

5. The liei'einb'efore described appnra-tus other comprising a.ballasli'ng means consisting of two-elevators wronged ot opposite- Sidesof transversely elevators whereby the lmllost may be dolio from and inwill thereof. 7 1; i

ll. The liercinbvfore described anpolroline comprising a ballastingmoans oon'sisting'ol two elevators arranged at oppositesielee of theroad lied, and extending transversely across the same,meons for actuatintheeleballast may be eposrted' from end to end thereof,

vators whereby the at the sides of the tie V and a lumping means toforce the ballast. under the ties, l

T. The hereinbefore described apparatus meane consisting of twoelevators arrange .at opposite eides'of the road bed, and extendingtransversely across the some, meansior aotuati the ele- 'ators wherehythe ballast rn ayvheeposited at the sides of the tie fro'm 'end to endthereof, anda. lumping means consisting of a set. of tampers, means forsimultaneously raising and lowering all the tamporsof the set, and othermeans for simultaneously ortua-ting the tempers lo press the ballastunder the ties.

8. The hereinbeforedescribed apparatus comprising a, track liftingcarriage, mil grips carried thereby, and a carriage liflin meansconsisting of two cylinders connecto lio'the track lifting carriage,pistons movable within the cylinders, piston rods for the pistons, ex-,

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grips, lilting cylinders er framo 3. The liereinbofore dosoiiliedoplinmflush si es of and transvereely across to carry the ballast fromrais to inove'be-1 gag-ii lcct ively tri liped the crane, a, motorshaft, a driven shaft actuated b the driving tending nefond the lowerend of thecylindei's, feet." just-ably connected to the pistons,nounmlio mums commuted with the oylimrm.

5). The lioreinlieloro described zipper-oboe comprising a. truck liftingcarriage, rail grlpp corriedllioreby, clamps for lockii the rod corriedbl, 9 track lilting carriage, pistons (lore, piston rods for the beyondtho lower ends of" tho oy indera, feet od uatnbly oonneotod .to thelowerends of the pistons, and means or actuating the pie tons,- andcylinders to raise the brook lifting cal'llagf I 10. he hereinboforedescribed apparatus comprising a main carriage, a motor carried thereby,and a ballast lifting means consist- 1 of twoelovators, working fromopposite the track pied-loneI promoting bed, and arranged V the sidesthereof, and deposit in at the sides oflhe lies along the lengththereof. l

- 11. The herembefore described apparatus oomprising a. main carriage, amotor mounted thereon, a drivin Shaft octuoted'by the motor, a.drivenslm t, means for actuating the driven shaft from the drivingeiieft,

Asprocketwheels mounted on. the

dr u' elevators. consisting oi elevator belts meshing with the sprocketwheels, and carriers meme for oil'eoling tho adjustment of theelevators, and, on 'mljustnlilo supporting means for the elovatore.

12. The lioroinboforo and driven shafts,

ill-scribed apparatus comprising, ii mom carnage, a orano pro ecttliecrane, a. motor for sic-tooling the driving shaft, a. driven shaftaotuated by the driving shaft, s rocket wheels mounted o'nthe driving ondriven shafts, and elevators consisting ofelevator sides havingelongated slots therein, t-hro ll which project 9 driving and driven srafts, guide blocks loosely mounted on the driving and driven shafts onwith the walls of-tho elongated slots, 'sproo et wheels revolo'hlebetween the ele valor sides, elevator belts passing around the saidsprocket wheolgclevntor buckets ivot ally connected to llw elevatorbelts to e seiliiring the travel thereof, and friction makes to arrestthe travel of the elevator bolts.

13, The horoinbeforo described apparatus oom' rising enmin carriage, acrane projecting eyoml the end of, themoin carriage a driving sh aftjonrnoled in bearings carried by for actuating the driving shaft,sprocket wheels mounte on the driving and driven shafts, and elevatorsconsist ingof elevator sides having an elongated slot therein thoughwhich project the driving for the lifting oyl im' for the elevatorbelts,

,ingbeyond, the eml'of the main carriage, o 7

driving shaft, jonrncled in bearings carried by and driven shafts, guideblocks loosely mounted on the driving and driven shafts engag-in withthe walls of the elongated slots, sproc Gt wheels revolub-le between theelevator sides, elevator belts passing around the sprocket wheels,elevator buckets pivotally connected to the elevator belts to beselectively tri )ped during the travel thereof, friction blltiiES toarrest. the travel of the elevator belts, a supporting means for theelevators, and means to adjust the supporting means during theadjustment of the elevators.

14. The hereinbefore described apparatus comlprisinv a main carriage, acrane projecting eyelid one end thereof, a track rail carri'ed by thecrane, a crane car mounted on the track rail, lifting and loweringcylinders, n tamping frame suspended from the liftin and lowering cylincere talnping levers iucrumed to the tam ping frame, inders actuatin thetam ing levers, means actuating the li tingand owering cylinders, andmeans actuating the expanding cylinders.

15. The hereinbeforedescribed apparatus cum )risinu a main carriage, acrane projecting )eyond ried by the crane, a crane car mounted on thetrack rail, lifting and lmvering cylinders suspended from the crane car,a tamping frame expanding cylsuspended from the lifting and loweringcylinders, tamping levers fulcrumed to the tempin; frame. bladesconnected with the temping levers, expanding cylinders actuating thetamping levers, and means actuating the lifting and 'lowerin cj'lindersand means actuatinp the expanc mg cylinders.

16. T he hereinbefore described apparatus comprising a tamping mechanismconsisting one end thereof, a track rail car r of a tamping frame,taniping levers fulcrumed to the tamping frame, ex ending cylinders forthe tampin r levers, an insane for actuating the expan 1n c linders.

17. The herein e ore described apparatus comprising a tamping mechanismconsistin of a tanrping frame, s rin tensioned fucrurns supported by theiamping frame, tampi levers rockable on the s ring tensioned lcrums, andexpanding cy inders for the ex ending levers.

18. he hereinbefore described apparatus comprising a tamping mechanismconsisting of a tamping frame, spring tensioned fulcrums supported bythe tamping frame, tampin levers rockable on the spring tensionodulcrnms, blades for the tamping lcvcrs, and ex ending cylinders 'foractuating the tam in lhvers.

19. 1c iereinbefore described apparatus com irising a tamping mechanismconsisting of li ting and lowering cylinders, pistons movable therein,piston rods for the pistons, compression springs cngafging the pistonsand c-Iyhnders, a tampmg rame suspended from tie piston rods, springtensioned fulcrums carried by the tam ing frame, tainping leversrockableon t e spring tensioned fulcrums, shovel blades connected to thelower ends of the tainping levers, expanding cylinders actuating theexpanding rails meansfor actuating the expanding cylinders, and meansfor actuating the lifting and lowering cylinders.

Goderich, December 7th, 1906.

(J. I. AMEY. Signed in the presence of C. Semi-1a, W. 11. Gunner.

